Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has moved to allay fears
over Liverpools inactivity in the transfer market.
The Spanish manager has told supporters not to worry about the lack
of big name signings so far this summer.
There are many big names being linked to the club, but as yet
youngster Lucas Leiva from Gremio is the only confirmed
signing.
Pre-season training begins on Thursday for the majority of the
squad, but Benitez remains confident new faces will be brought in
soon.
"We have a number of targets, and I am receiving interesting phone
calls all the time" he said.
"We are monitoring situations all the time and there is no urgency
yet.
"If we bring in players from Spain, they only finished playing a
week ago so they will need a longer break, but I would like
somebody in before we start pre-season training."
The club are being linked with moves for Fernando Torres from
Atletico Madrid and Mancini from Roma. Simão Sabrossa of Benfica
and Sevilla's Daniel Alves are also his long term targets.
Following on from defeat in the Champions League final to Milan,
Benitez was quick to call for big name signings to make Liverpool
more competitive. However, exactly one month on, there has been
precious little but talk, and sections of fans are getting
restless.
